Hand-warming device



T. JENSEN Aug. 13, 1929.

HAND WARMING DEVICE Filed April 17, 1928 zwen r, fiw'dJwe/zv Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THEODORE JENSEN, OF JENKINTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN WANA- MAKER PHILADELPHIA, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

HAND-WARMIN DEVICE.

Application filed April 17, 1928. Serial No. 270,736.

The object of this invention is to provide a novel hand-warming device for use primarily by musicians for the purpose of keeping their hands in proper condition prior to playing in Concerts or recitals.

A more specific object of the invention is to provide a hand-warming device employing as the heating elementa water bottle of standard design.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hand-warming device including mittens to be drawn over the hands and containing a compartment for reception of a hot water bottle constituting the heating element, said water bottle being detachable from the container to permit replenishing with hot water without requiring displacement of the mittens from the hands.

The invention further resides in certain novel structural features hereinafter set forth and illustrated in the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a device made in accordance with my invention with a part of the device cut away to disclose certain details of the formation, and

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, the device comprises a. fabric bag or container 1 of such size and proportions as to fit the human hand. As clearly illustrated, the container 1 is divided by a central partition 2 into two compartments, the compartment 3 on one side of the partition being adapted for reception of the hand of one using the device, and the compartment 4 on the other side of the partition being adapted to receive a hot water bottle 5, as clearly illustrated. The compartment 4 is adapted to be closed at the top by means in the present instance of a plurality of snap catches 6, the cooperating parts of which are attached respectively to the upper end of the partition 2 and to one side of the container 1. The upper end of the compartment 3 is left normally open with the exception that at that side the outer envelope 1 is preferably provided with a set-in elastic 7 which tends to contract the envelope at the top tightly around the wrist or arm when the hand is inserted in the compartment 3.

As previously set forth, the water bag 5 may be of standard form, and in practice, this bag is removed for filling by loosening the snap catches 6 and withdrawing the bottle from the compartment which it normally occupies. The water bag may then be filled from a suitable source of hot water supply without danger of wetting the container, and may thereafter be reinserted in its compartment and the compartment closed at the top to prevent accidental dislodgement of the water bag and to retain as much of the heat as possible within the outer envelope. It will be noted that the arrangement is such that for refilling purposes, the water bag may be withdrawn from the envelope without the envelope being withdrawn from the hands of the user, so that replenishing the water bag with hot water does not require exposure of the hands.

The device is particularly useful to instrumental musicians who may use it to keep their hands in condition during intervals in concerts or during the periods prior to their appearances.

I claim:

1. The combination with an outer envelope adapted by size and form to receive the human hand, of an inner partitioning member separating the interior of the envelope into a hand-receiving compartment and a second compartment adapted for reception of a hot water bottle, and means for releasably closing the latter compartment.

2. The combination with an envelope adapted by its size and form to receive the human hand, of a partition dividing the envelope into two compartments one adapted to receive the hand and the other a hot water bottle, releasable catches for closing the top of the bottle compartment, and a resilient element associated with the envelope and adapted to draw the edges of the handreceiving compartment tightly around the arm when the hand is inserted.

THEODORE JENSEN. 

